1951 Sunbury Giants Roster
Team Record: 73-65
Finished 4th in the ISL
Manager: Charlie Fox (73-65)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Meredith Field
Attendance: 43,050, Avg. 624
Playoffs - Sunbury Giants 4 games, Allentown Cardinals 1
Finals - Wilmington Blue Rocks 4 games, Sunbury Giants 0
The Sunbury Giants of the Inter-State League ended the 1951 season with a record of 73 wins and 65 losses, finishing fourth in the ISL.
The Giants plated 576 runs and allowed 561 runs. Don Taussig paced Sunbury with 12 home runs and drove in 61 runs. Bob Ludwig led all regular hitters by hitting .253. Joe Margoneri topped the team with 18 wins, while Carlson Maloney and Rudolph Yandoli also added 15 or more victories also Joe Margoneri recorded a 2.39 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1951 Sunbury Giants who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Charlie Fox, Don Taussig, Joe Margoneri and Eric Rodin.
Charlie Fox served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Abramson | R | R | May 4, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Ford Baker | R | R | February 11, 1932 | 6'6" | 195 | Binghamton, NY US |
| Harry Bell | R | October 12, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Richard Bornholdt | L | 6'0" | 195 | |||
| Peter Brozovich | R | 5'9" | 185 | |||
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| Irving Burton | R | R | September 19, 1926 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| John Dombroski | L | L | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Jimmy Flannagan | L | November 1, 1930 | 6'1" | 160 | ||
| Charlie Fox | R | R | October 7, 1921 | 5'11" | 180 | New York, NY US |
| Joseph Greco | R | L | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Robert Hallman | L | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Carl Hosler | S | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Ed Kestler | R | April 27, 1928 | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Bob Ludwig | R | July 22, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY US | |
| Lloyd Lundeen | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Carlson Maloney | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Joe Margoneri | L | L | January 13, 1930 | 6'0" | 185 | Somerset, PA US |
| James McArdle | R | 5'11" | 195 | |||
| Donald Mireau | R | 6'4" | 215 | |||
| James Mitchell | L | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Harry Musselman | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Robert Myers | L | L | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Eric Rodin | R | R | February 5, 1930 | 6'2" | 215 | Orange, NJ US |
| Joseph Schultz | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Carl Springer | L | July 4, 1930 | 5'10" | 174 | ||
| Don Taussig | R | R | February 19, 1932 | 6'0" | 180 | New York, NY US |
| Charles Tedesco | R | R | January 25, 1932 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Bill Wells | R | R | March 22, 1929 | 6'0" | 177 | Des Moines, IA US |
| Harry Wilson | R | R | October 31, 1925 | 6'0" | 190 | Doylestown, PA US |
| Rudolph Yandoli | R | R | 5'11" | 175 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
